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A fire blamed on cooking hash oil was reported shortly before 4 a.m. Friday in the 1900 block of 22nd Avenue, causing extensive damage to a home and displacing five people. (Samantha Swindler/Forest Grove Leader)

A man burned in a hash oil explosion at a Forest Grove home early Friday, Jan. 10, is in critical condition at a local hospital, according to police.

The man, who is in his 20s, along with two other people were injured in the incident, which occurred at a home in the 1900 block of 22nd Avenue, said Capt. Mike Herb a Forest Grove police spokesman. The others suffered injuries that are not life-threatening while trying to escape the fire. One person reportedly jumped from a second-story window, Herb said.

Police have not released the names of those involved.

Forest Grove hash oil explosion critically injures man, police sayEarly Friday, Jan. 10, police and fire crews responded to a fire caused from cooking hash oil at a home located at 22nd Avenue and Main Street in Forest Grove, authorities say. Three people were injured in the incident, including one man who reportedly suffered significant burns. He is in critical condition, according to the police.

The first explosion occurred at 3:45 a.m., Herb said. An additional explosion occurred at 4:03 a.m. A nearby surveillance camera captured the second-alarm fire, which authorities say was caused from cooking hash oil, a concentrated form of marijuana.

At 7:30 a.m., the fire started again in the attic, and firefighters had to extinguish the flare up, delaying the police investigation, Herb said. No arrests have been made.

The blaze was reported shortly before 4 a.m. and caused extensive damage to the home, which is located at the corner of 22nd Avenue and Main Street. The residence is the M.E. Dilley House, once owned by the founder of the Dilley Community.

Five people were displaced by the fire, officials said.

Seven fire engines and a ladder responded to find heavy fire coming out of the front door and a resident suffering from burns outside.